Lukas Lacko outlasts Julian Lenz 6-3 3-6 7-610 in the semifinal in Ismaning Challenger on Saturday after winning a huge battle. Lacko will face Maxime Cressy in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Slovakian conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before winning the set (6-3).
2nd set.
Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the German conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before winning the set (6-3).
3rd set.
Lukas won the set after he broke Julian in the 6th (4-2) game. Lenz tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, the Slovakian refused to give way before winning the set at the following tiebreak at 10.
Statistics
At the end of the match, the Slovakian scored 101 points vs. the German’s 99 points.
The Slovakian served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (48/61) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (25/47) on his second serve. Lacko blasted 19 aces and he committed 7 double faults. Lukas was stunning in converting all the break points (2/2). On the other side, the German was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 40% of his break points (2/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Lacko and Lenz is 1-0.
Next Match: Lukas Lacko vs. Maxime Cressy – stats
Lacko will compete against Cressy in the final.
There is no head to head record between Lukas Lacko and Maxime Cressy since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Ismaning Challenger
- Lukas LackoLacko – Julian LenzLenz (6-3 3-6 7-610) – See score progression
- Maxime CressyCressy – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-74 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Maxime CressyCressy – Lukas LackoLacko (0-0) – See H2H details
